GUN TALK

PUB. DATE

September 2005

SOURCE

Outdoor Life;Sep2005, Vol. 212 Issue 8, p21

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents updates on issues related to guns as of September 2005. Findings of a survey conducted by the National Association of Chiefs of Police regarding gun control in the U.S.; Increase in federal gun laws in the country according to author Alan Korwin; Implementation of elective course on guns and gun safety in public schools in Arizona.

ACCESSION #

18014590

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